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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (63550)	6/30/1999 11:16:00 AM
From: Mike M2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

To all, it is with deep sorrow that I post the following quotes arguing for tough love. HO HO HO cornerstoneri.com from Fiendbear fiendbear.com some good stuff check it out esp. Murray Rothbard tidbit Mike

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (63550)	6/30/1999 11:26:00 AM
From: BSGrinder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Michael, What is your current put position in Intel? Is this a good time for a light holder to purchase more? Your prognosis for upcoming earnings? Thanks, /Kit

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (63550)	6/30/1999 11:27:00 AM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Mb - FWIW - DB 11:09 [KEA] KEANE EXPECTS Q2 EPS AT 37 CENTS; Q2 RESULTS TO BE RELEASED JULY 15. DB 11:09 [KEA] KEANE EXPECTS Q2 REV IN RANGE OF $280 MLN TO $282 MLN. DB 11:09 [KEA] KEANE CITES SHORTFALL ON DROP-OFF IN Y2K BUSINESS AND SIGNS OF SOFTNESS IN NON-Y2K BUSINESS. DB 11:09 [KEA] KEANE SAYS EXPECTS Q2 REV/EPS TO BE BELOW ITS OPERATING PLAN. Regards, Don

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (63550)	6/30/1999 12:07:00 PM
From: miklosh	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 132070

Mike, KEA warned today. 280-282 million in revenue and 0.37 eps. Question is, what percentage are these numbers lower than the original forecasts? I would assume the difference is less than the 20% bath kean's taking today. Is kea a strong buy now or a wait and see? Miklosh btw sorry I meant to post to the AMB thread biz.yahoo.com Keane Revises Revenue and Earnings Estimates for Q2 and Fiscal Year Long-Term Outlook Unchanged BOSTON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Keane, Inc. (Amex: KEA - news), a leading IT consulting firm, today announced that it expects revenue and earnings per share for the second quarter ending June 30, 1999 and the remainder of the fiscal year to be below its operating plan. The company attributed the shortfall to a drop-off in its Year 2000 business as well as recent signs of softness in its non-Year 2000 business. Revenue for the second quarter is expected to be in the range of $280 million to $282 million, or approximately 6% above revenue of $266.9 million in the second quarter of 1998. Earnings per share for the second quarter of 1999 are expected to be approximately $0.37 per share, as compared to $0.37 prior to acquisition costs and $0.31 after such costs in the comparable period in 1998. Keane plans to announce its second quarter financial results on July 15, 1999. The company also indicated that, based on information currently available, it anticipates revenue for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1999 to be approximately flat with the $1.1 billion recorded in 1998. Earnings per share for the year are expected to be in the range of $1.40 to $1.50 per share compared to $1.47 prior to acquisition costs and $1.33 after such costs for the year ended December 31, 1998. John F. Keane, Keane's chief executive officer and chairman of the board, commented, ''In June, we began to see clear indications of a softening in non-Y2K revenues that has caused us to re-evaluate our expectations for the second quarter and the remainder of 1999. Though Keane's core Plan, Build and Manage business continues to grow strongly, we now believe that year-over-year revenue growth will be below the 30-35% rate that we have seen for the last few quarters. ''We believe the slowdown is attributable to increased reluctance to implement new IT projects until all outstanding Y2K issues are resolved rather than a fundamental shift in the long-term prospects for our business. The outlook for the IT Services market post-Y2K remains positive and we expect Keane to maintain its leading position within the industry. Over a three to five year period, we continue to believe that Keane can post average revenue growth of 20-25%, with earnings growth at a slightly faster pace. ''In particular, we are seeing strongest growth coming from Keane's e-Solutions, Application Management Outsourcing, Customer Relationship Management, and Management Consulting practices,'' Keane concluded.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (63550)	6/30/1999 2:01:00 PM
From: zsteve	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

MB, what is your take on larger vol. on INTC Aug60 Puts(INQTL)? more than 3600 traded so far with a very low open int.(137). thanks.